A senior Houthi official said on Friday that the joint strikes carried out by the United States and Britain in Yemen on Thursday were “brutal.”
Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, head of the group’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee, said in a statement to Channel
He added that the attacks showed that the United States is the one “managing the aggression” in Gaza as well as in Yemen.
Thursday’s strikes represent a significant response after the United States and its allies warned the Iran-backed militant group that it would bear the consequences of repeated drone and missile attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, which the Houthis say are retaliation against Israel over its military. Campaign in Gaza.
Earlier, the Houthi Deputy Foreign Minister warned that the United States and Britain would face serious repercussions for what he described as a blatant aggressive act.
Regional reaction: Iran, which is believed to have armed and trained the Houthis, also condemned the joint strikes, saying they violated international law and “Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” and warned they would destabilize the region.
Saudi Arabia, a close military partner of the United States that entered into a carefully negotiated truce with the Houthis after years of war, expressed deep concern about the security situation in the Red Sea and urged restraint.
